A new service from AT&T aims to give parents more control over their children’s cell phone usage, the company announced Tuesday. AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless is a Web-based service that allows a parent to set usage limits on a child’s talk time, text messages, instant messages and downloads, as well as manage how and when a child can communicate, restrict access to mobile Web sites and allocate minutes among users of shared wireless plans. The service lets parents establish a maximum dollar amount that can be spent on download purchases such as ringtones and games.
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AT&T Helps Parents Tighten Leash on Kids’ Cell Use
Posted by: Katherine Noyes September 4, 2007 02:11 PMA new service from AT&T aims to give parents more control over their children’s cell phone usage, the company announced Tuesday. AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless is a Web-based service that allows a parent to set usage limits on a child’s talk time, text messages, instant messages and downloads, as well as manage how and when a child can communicate, restrict access to mobile Web sites and allocate minutes among users of shared wireless plans. The service lets parents establish a maximum dollar amount that can be spent on download purchases such as ringtones and games.